Job 14:3

New Century Version

Lord, do you need to watch me like this? Must you bring me before you to be judged?

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Lord, why are people important to you? Why do you even think about human beings?

Don’t judge me, your servant, because no one alive is right before you.

But why are people even important to you? Why do you take care of human beings?

We know that the law’s commands are for those who have the law. This stops all excuses and brings the whole world under God’s judgment,

You put my feet in chains and keep close watch wherever I go. You even mark the soles of my feet.

Don’t punish a leaf that is blown by the wind; don’t chase after straw.

“God is not human like me, so I cannot answer him. We cannot meet each other in court.

Does God punish you for respecting him? Does he bring you into court for this?